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BruceVC

Posted 28 November 2013 - 08:36 PM

It's no scam. The guy probably decided since the game had done so well, it didn't need his 10k to be made.

Sorry but if you are right that kind of thinking and behaviour is disingenuous and is unacceptable for a system like KS. It should be unequivocally condemned

If a person bothers to understand how the structure of KS works they would know that it is this kind of action that can effectively destroy the hopes of thousands of fans and lead to huge disappointment for the developers or creators of the particular KS. This is not a game for some people but there livelihood and aspirations.

Also I'm not talking about changing a relatively small pledge like $100 but a person who commits $10 k knows if they can afford and is serious about it. You can't change a pledge of that much unless you weren't serious about it in the first place

BruceVC

Posted 03 December 2013 - 12:51 AM

The developer is a South African who actually still lives in South Africa (my home town to be exact) so I admit to being biased . But the real reason to support this KS is if you believe in the concept, and it does look good

I am going to contact him on a private capacity and introduce myself. I am excited about this home grown project

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Keyrock

Posted 03 December 2013 - 11:23 AM

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Maybe Deathfire can make a second go of it and succeed? It's looking increasingly like it will fall well short (41% with 4 days to go). I guess it could still get a big push and make it, but it looks rather unlikely. I feel the initial pitch really hurt the campaign as it made it sound like just a dungeon crawler. Maybe in a few months' time, with some more in-game footage to show and a better, clearer pitch, it can succeed on a second attempt?